Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking multiple Software Engineers and Principal Software Engineers to join the Global C2 Solutions Business Unit in Huntsville, Alabama. You will support the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) System Team - a specialized Agile team responsible for enabling and sustaining the Agile development environment, including development and maintenance of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline for mission-critical command and control (C2) software.

In this role, you will partner closely with software, systems, DevOps, networking, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable solutions in support of IBCS. This position is well-suited for an engineer who enjoys cross-functional coordination, solving complex integration problems, and driving continuous improvement across development pipelines and environments.

Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Serve as a key member of the IBCS System Team, supporting the Agile development environment and Continuous Delivery Pipeline for multiple software baselines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software, systems, DevOps, networking, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to plan, integrate, and improve end-to-end delivery workflows.
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, clearly conveying technical issues, options, and impacts.
• Apply strong problem-solving skills in ambiguous situations where requirements, priorities, and external constraints may change rapidly.
• Influence and coordinate work across multiple teams without direct line authority, ensuring alignment on priorities and commitments.
• Apply DevOps concepts and best practices to support software delivery pipelines, even when not acting as the primary implementer.
• Take ownership to identify roadblocks, track actions, and drive issues through to closure.
• Operate comfortably in an environment where priorities shift and the work mix includes both hands-on technical tasks and coordination/facilitation work.
• Maintain technical credibility across multiple disciplines to effectively communicate with engineers and understand the work and trade space being discussed.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels of the organization.

• Software Engineer- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in STEM field and 0 years of experience.
• Principal Software Engineer- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant experience, Master’s degree in STEM field and 3 years of relevant experience, or PhD in STEM field and 0 years
• Strong experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) concepts and implementation, including:
• Virtualized environments and virtual machines.
• Containerization technologies.
• Container orchestration platforms.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Ansible and Ansible playbooks; Ansible Automation Platform.
• Jenkins or similar CI/CD automation tools.
• Sonatype Nexus or similar artifact repository managers.
• Proficiency in Linux-based development and runtime environments.
• Experience with modern configuration management and source control tools (Git / GitLab).
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification
• Active Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python for automation, tooling, or pipeline integration.
• CI/CD experience in classified or highly controlled environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining test bench and benchmarking CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience defining CI/CD requirements, user stories, and use cases in partnership with development and test teams.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe)

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.